Andrew Hoffman Class: Sophomore Hometown: Ft. Wayne, IN High School: Homestead Height / Weight: 6-0 / 160 Event: Free Birthdate: 06/21/1988

Got off to a great start as a freshman ... great contributor on relay squads ... hopes to build on first-year success ... gained all-conference honors in the 800 Free Relay and 200 Free Relay.

As a Freshman: Part of three first-place finishing relay squads ... first win came in the 400 Free Relay vs. Purdue ... won the same event at Louisville ... racked up a win in the 200 Free Relay against Michigan State, and took top individual honors against the Cardinals in the 200 Free ... his 1:39.11 in the 200 Free in the BIG EAST Championships was the sixth-best for Notre Dame on the season.

The Hoffman File: Four-time high school All-American ... another solid addition to the middle distance corps for the Irish ... owns the top 200 Free time (1:39.74) among the Irish newcomers ... has posted marks of 20.86 in the 50 Free and 46.33 in the 100 Free ... has also clocked a time of 4:34.65 in the 500 Free ... anchored 2006 state champion 200 Free Relay ... owns marks of 24.41 in the 50M Freestyle and 52.98 in the 100M Free ... was a four-time sectional champion in both the 200 and 500 Free along with being all-state during both his junior and senior seasons ... full name Andrew Michael Hoffman ... born June 21, 1987 in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... son of Lisa and Peter Hoffman ... oldest of two children ... has younger brother Justin ... an accounting major in the Mendoza College of Business.